Got back a while ago, here's my complete review of the Cabanas at Volcano Bay. First not sure if anyone watched the live streams but you can watch replays on the facebook page Streaming the Magic
Arrived later than expected because my daughter got an interview for a seasonal Universal job (which she get btw) so parked at Universal around 9:50am, we were inside VB by 10:15am
I went straight to the first concierge hut to the left of the beach, the very first one you see and the line was long, luckily a TM came asking if anyone had a reserved cabana and he told me to go to the Rainforest section and that there was a concierge hut over there.
Got there and only had to wait for one party to get through. Check in was fast and painless and wee were escorted to our cabana which was at the drop for OhNo and OhYa. Loved this location because it was close to a lot of rides but still pretty secluded so we didn't hear the hustle and bustle of the park.
I mentioned to the first cabana attendant that we were celebrating my daughter's birthday and asked if there was anything special that could be done and she said to mention that to the cabana waiter and they could bring her a complimentary lava cake, also the escort that brought us to our cabana said that later in the day the entire party could pick a ride and he would escort them to ride with no wait or need to tap.
The cabana setting is really great, if you have the means to splurge I would recommend it for sure. The fact that you have a locker, a tap kiosk, a fridge and a waiter that can bring you food and drinks without you having to walk all around was amazing.
We arrived at our cabana around 10:30am and and 15 minutes later the fruit/pastries basket arrived
Our waitress came over around 11am and told us to let her know if we needed anything, she was in charge of the 4 cabanas in our area.
I made sure to take note of wait times because that has been the biggest complaint I've seen about speed of service. So I ordered 2 drinks and each took about 15 to 20 minutes to get there. The food took 45 and we ordered a lot of different items.
Around 12:30pm a manager type person came around and asked if everything was ok, I thought that was a nice touch
The food and drinks were great, everything was tasty, and the food was delivered hot.
My daughter finally arrived at 1pm and all the wait staff and attendants knew it was her birthday, they congratulated her and asked if she had gotten the job, since they asked where the birthday girl was earlier in the day.
I gave my tapu tapu to my son to ride and he lost it on the ride and that was the one that opened the locker so we had to call an assistant, the entire process of opening the lockr and replacing the tapu tapu took about 15 minutes.
Now a word of warning and I'm not sure this happens every day but the restaurants in the back of the park closed at 4:30pm with the park closing at 6pm. Only the restaurant toward the front served until after park closing.
Around 4pm they brought the lava cake and the attendant came to escort the kids over to the attraction of choice. The chose Krakatau coaster, at that time it was already full for the day so they couldn't tap and wait even if the wanted to.
I think in total the kids that were there from the beginning rode 6 slides, my daughter that came later did 4, plus the lazy rivers and wave pool.
I can honestly say that this park is gorgeous and it is incredible to me that I-$ is literally steps away and you cannot hear the traffic, at least not from our side.
If you have any questions let me know
Here are some pics of the cabana
